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File Created: 08-Jun-1990 by Fil Ferri (FF)
Last Edit:  14-Apr-2021 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI
Name CAT Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093N067
Status Showing NTS Map 093N10W
Latitude 055º 40' 08'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 46' 52'' Northing 6170667
Easting 387975
Commodities Zinc Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Cat occurrence is found approximately 1.3 kilometres south of Germansen Lake. Quartz veins are found in shales, siltstones, and greywacke/sandstones of the Middle to Upper Triassic Slate Creek Formation (the basal part of the Middle Triassic to Lower Jurassic Takla Group). These east-striking sediments have been intruded by the Cretaceous Germansen Batholith several hundred metres to the south.

This showing comprises white to milky quartz veins up to 1.5 metres in thickness in clusters of 5 to 10 over a thickness of 2 to 10 metres. These veins are found in fault and shear zones of the hornfelsed sediments, are roughly east-striking, and occur as pods, discrete veins or irregular swarms. Only traces of sphalerite were reported on the Cat claims. Pyrite and pyrrhotite occur extensively within the mineralized zone.

In 1984, 10 chip samples of the Cat occurrence taken along rusty mineralized zones returned low analytical values for gold, silver, and copper.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 13955, 14587
EMPR BULL *91
EMPR FIELDWORK 1988, pp. 209-220; 1991, pp. 119-126
EMPR OF 1989-12
GSC MAP 876A; 907A; 971A; 1424A; 5249G
GSC MEM 252
GSC P 41-5; 42-2; 45-9; 75-33

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